Name it
The Earth system that includes all the areas where life can exist and all the organisms that live there is____
the biosphere
the coldest biome, which has permanently frozen subsoil
tundra
the flowing-water biome that begins with the headwater and empties into the ocean
river
Give the order of the layers of the tropical rainforest from top to bottom
Emergent layer
Canopy layer
Understory layer
Forest floor
Name two ways God designed polar bears to live in the tundra.
they have a thick layer of blubber under their fur
They have black skin to help them absorb more heat
A large group of similar ecosystems that share the same climate and organisms is ______.
a biome
The largest marine biome
ocean
The biome that reaches from the taiga to the tropical biomes and has four seasons
temperate Forest
Describe a tide pool
forms from OCEAN water along the SHORE and contains small organisms
God designed some animals in the temperate forest to _____ or _____.
hibernate or migrate
All the biomes on Earth make up _____.
a biosphere
The largest land biome, which has mostly conifers
Taiga
The grassland biome found close to the Equator
savanna
List the order of the ocean zones from top to bottom
sunlight zone
Twilight zone
Midnight zone
Abyss
Trenches
God designed deciduous trees to _____ and _____.
have large, wide leaves
Lose their leaves in cold weather
The average weather of an area over a period of many years is called ________.
The climate
The dry biome that receives less than 10 inches of precipitation each year.
desert
The biome near the Equator that receives abundant rainfall
tropical rainforest
Describe the sunlight zone of the ocean.
receives the most sunlight and warmth
God designed plants in the desert to ____ and ____.
keep water inside the plant with a waxy coating on leaves and stems
Store water in leaves and stems
A law enforcement officer who protects and manages a specific area of a biome is ____.
a game warden
The biome found between deserts and forests that has mostly grass
grassland
The wetland biome with many trees that has salt water or fresh water
swamp
Why is God’s perfect design of the biosphere no longer perfect?
God’s perfect design is no longer perfect because of the Fall.
What is one way that the earth has changed since the Garden of Eden?
One way that the earth has changed since the Garden of Eden is that predators eat prey. Another way it has changed is that weeds now grow.